# Howard Hom Immigration Judge · [Honolulu Immigration Court](/kyj/court/hi/honolulu-immigration-court) Last updated October 25, 2026 ## Howard Hom at a glance Current role Immigration Judge Court [Honolulu Immigration Court](/kyj/court/hi/honolulu-immigration-court) Jurisdiction Hawaii · Federal Judicial service Active Historical EOIR data ## Outcomes at a glance Total outcomes 5,384 Relief granted 570 10.6% Denied / removal ordered 3,267 60.7% Other / procedural 1,547 28.7% National comparison for this selection: 9,249,024 outcomes; 10.0% relief granted; 52.0% denied / removal ordered; 38.0% other / procedural. Methodology and sources These are proceeding outcomes, not asylum application statistics. Completion years use EOIR COMP_DATE; 2026 contains partial-year data. Relief granted, denied / removal ordered and other / procedural exhaust the recorded outcomes. Groups of one are included. Historical outcomes do not establish a current assignment. Counts describe recorded cases and do not predict an individual's result. [Official EOIR case data](https://fileshare.eoir.justice.gov/EOIR%20Case%20Data.zip) · Source date: Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:14:27 GMT Asylum decisions and other statistics ## Analytics Published EOIR records include 1,665 asylum outcomes associated with this judge. Asylum was granted in 417 (25.0%) and denied in 1,182 (71.0%); 66 were other or procedural outcomes. [Explore analytics](#analytics) ## Biography ### Professional career - 1976–1981: General and trial attorney, Immigration and Naturalization Service (Los Angeles) 1981–2009: Private practice attorney in Los Angeles 1995–2008: Adjunct professor, immigration law, Whittier Law School 2009–2016: Administrative Law Judge, State of California 2016–2018: Self‐employed immigration/nationality attorney 2018–present: Immigration Judge, Santa Ana Immigration Court - Howard C. Hom is an Immigration Judge assigned to the Santa Ana Immigration Court in California, appointed in August 2018 by then‐Attorney General Jeff Sessions - TRAC reports that Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Howard C. Hom to begin hearing immigration cases in August 2018 - California administrative law judge from 2009 to 2016, practiced immigration and nationality law from 2016 to 2018, and served with the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board in 2018 - general and trial attorney with the former Immigration and Naturalization Service in Los Angeles — 1976–1981, practiced privately there — 1981–2009, and taught immigration law at Whittier Law School — 1995–2008 ### Education - Loyola Law School — J.D. (1976) ### Additional information - UCLA, B.A., 1973 - Denial rates vary by judge due to case mix, detention status, and policy factors, not just judicial philosophy - TRAC identifies membership in the California bar ## Sources Identity source checked August 19, 2026 . Biography sources checked August 19, 2026 . ### DOJ EOIR current immigration judge directory Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 19, 2026 ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 2.1 - Delivery and Receipt Courtwide source · HTML · Source checked July 30, 2026 ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 2.3 - Documents ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.10 - Interpreters ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.11 - Courtroom Decorum ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.12 - Electronic Devices ### EOIR Policy Manual, Part II, Chapter 3.15 - Individual Calendar Hearing ### Find an Immigration Court and Access Internet-Based Hearings ### Find an Immigration Court and Access Internet-Based Hearings Judge Specific source · HTML · Source checked September 14, 2026 ### tracreports.org Biography source · HTML · Source checked October 5, 2026 ### www.floridaimmigrationlawyers.net ### Current EOIR official staff directory Current EOIR Official Staff Directory source · HTML · Source checked October 7, 2026 [Public Records & Data Use](/public-records-data-use) · [Corrections policy](/corrections) ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [EOIR Practice Manual 2.1 — Delivery and Receipt](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-c9195b4f0bba01a19aa8df41) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-2-1). Collected 2026-10-27. - [EOIR Practice Manual 3.11 — Courtroom Decorum](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8d8e8e8bf80478864645291a) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-3-11). Collected 2026-10-27. - [EOIR Practice Manual 2.3 — Documents](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-53ee093be24c18a5d1a93046) — Immigration Court proceedings only, not BIA or OCAHO. Preserve chapter-specific proceeding limits. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.justice.gov/eoir/policy-manual-eoir/part-II/icpm/chapter-2-3). Collected 2026-10-27.